# 1959 All England Badminton Championships

The 1959 All England Championships was a badminton tournament held at Wembley, London, England, from 18 to 21 March 1959.

## Final results

| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
| Men's singles | Tan Joe Hok | Ferry Sonneville | 15-8, 10–15, 15-3 |
| Women's singles | Heather Ward | Judy Devlin | 11-7, 3–11, 11-4 |
| Men's doubles | Lim Say Hup & Teh Kew San | Henning Borch & Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen | 15-2, 15-10 |
| Women's doubles | Iris Rogers & June Timperley | Judy Devlin & Sue Devlin | 11-15, 15–10, 15-11 |
| Mixed doubles | Poul-Erik Nielsen & Inge Birgit Hansen | Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen & Kirsten Granlund | 14-17, 15–7, 15-3 |

## Results
### Men's singles
#### Section 1

| Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | Tan Joe Hok | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Rune Brinkstedt | 11 | 5 | | 1 | Hok | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Hugh Findlay | 15 | 15 | | | Findlay | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Harry Parmar | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | 1 | Hok | 15 | 12 | 15 | | | | |
| | Thanoo Khadjadbhye + | w/o | | | | | | | | | Khadjadbhye | 9 | 15 | 8 | | | | |
| | Ingemaar Eliasson | | | | | Khadjadbhye | 15 | 12 | 15 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Henning Borch | 15 | 15 | | | Borch | 6 | 15 | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Lee Kin Tat | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Hok | 15 | 17 |
| 4 | Knud Aage Nielsen | 18 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Nielsen | 11 | 14 |
| | C A Darnell | 13 | 0 | | 4 | Nielsen | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I P S Gill | 15 | 16 | 15 | | Gill | 6 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Lim Say Hup | 6 | 18 | 11 | | | | | | 4 | Nielsen | 15 | 15 | | | | | |
| | Berndt Dahlberg | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | Dahlberg | 12 | 13 | | | | | |
| | Roger Mills | 5 | 8 | | | Dahlberg | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Peter Waddell | 15 | 15 | | | Waddell | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Mulvaney | 8 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

##### Section 2

| Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 2 | Ferry Sonneville | 17 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Goran Wahlqvist | 14 | 1 | 2 | Sonneville | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | |
| | William Havers | 15 | 15 | | Havers | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | F G White | 4 | 9 | | | | | | 2 | Sonneville | 15 | 18 | | | | |
| | Teh Kew San + | 15 | 17 | | | | | | | Kew San | 5 | 16 | | | | |
| | Tony Jordan | 8 | 16 | | Kew San | 11 | 15 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Poul-Erik Nielsen | 15 | 15 | | Nielsen P.E | 15 | 12 | ret | | | | | | | | |
| | S C Woodley | 10 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Sonneville | 15 | 15 |
| 3 | Charoen Wattanasin | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Wattanasin | 4 | 3 |
| | Gordon Rowlands | 1 | 4 | 3 | Wattanasin | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bob McCoig | 15 | 15 | | McCoig | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Quiddington | 7 | 8 | | | | | | 3 | Wattanasin | 15 | 15 | | | | |
| | Oon Chong Teik | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | Teik | 3 | 9 | | | | |
| | Bo Nilsson + | 12 | 12 | | Teik | 18 | 15 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Trevor Coates | 15 | 15 | | Coates | 16 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kenneth Derrick | 6 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Women's singles
#### Section 1

| Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| Heather Ward + | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Ward | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | |
| M E Govett | | | Govett | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Ward | 11 | 11 | | | |
| Mary O'Sullivan | 11 | 11 | | | | | O'Sullivan | 3 | 5 | | | |
| Kirsten Granlund | 5 | 8 | O'Sullivan | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | |
| Inge Birgit Hansen | 11 | 11 | Hansen | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| W Bean | 9 | 4 | | | | | | | | Ward | 11 | 11 |
| Sue Devlin | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | Devlin S | 3 | 2 |
| P E Broad | 5 | 1 | Devlin S | 8 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | |
| Tonny Holst-Christensen | 11 | 11 | Holst-C | 11 | 5 | 8 | | | | | | |
| P Warner | 3 | 3 | | | | | Devlin S | 11 | 12 | | | |
| Pratuang Pattabongse + | 11 | 11 | | | | | Pattabongse | 7 | 10 | | | |
| Jenny Pritchard | 4 | 0 | Pattabongse | 12 | 11 | | | | | | | |
| M K Frost | 11 | 11 | Frost | 10 | 5 | | | | | | | |
| Gladys Massie | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| Judy Devlin + | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Devlin J | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | |
| Eileen Pattison | | | | Pattison | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Devlin J | 11 | 11 | | | | |
| Hanne Jensen | 11 | 11 | | | | | | Jensen | 0 | 2 | | | | |
| B Holborn | 4 | 7 | | Jensen | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | |
| A H Larman | w/o | | | Larman | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| June Timperley | | | | | | | | | | | | Devlin J | 11 | 11 |
| Iris Rogers | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | Rogers | 3 | 4 |
| Rita Rabey | 5 | 1 | | Rogers | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | |
| Yvonne Kelly | 7 | 11 | 11 | Kelly | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| S J Baldwin | 11 | 3 | 1 | | | | | Rogers | 3 | 12 | 11 | | | |
| Inger Kjaergaard + | 11 | 11 | | | | | | Kjaergaard | 11 | 10 | 3 | | | |
| Audrey Marshall | 7 | 5 | | Kjaergaard | 10 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | |
| Barbara Carpenter | 11 | 11 | | Carpenter | 12 | 9 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| J E Childs | 4 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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